Language Intake

Aimed towards advanced students and researchers in language acquisition and teaching, Language Intake considers the long-debated definition of language intake and its determining factors, and in doing so presents a unique argument for language input and intake.

Autorentext

Carol Griffiths has been a teacher, manager, and teacher trainer of English Language Teaching for many years. She has taught in many places around the world, including New Zealand, Indonesia, Japan, China, North Korea, Turkey, the UK, and North Cyprus. She has presented at numerous conferences and published widely.

Inhalt

Foreword by ****Lilia S. Borquez-Morales

List of abbreviations

1. Reflections on the black hole of language intake
2. The intake concept: Overview
3. The role of input in the achievement of intake
4. The role of interaction in the achievement of intake
5. The role of identity in the achievement of intake: Biographical and sociocultural factors
6. The role of identity in the achievement of intake: Ccognitive and psychological factors
7. The role of identity in the achievement of language intake: Affective factors
8. The role of investment in the achievement of intake
9. Theoretical underpinnings of language intake ****
10. The Intake Hypothesis: A summary
    Glossary

Intake questionnaire

Index